When Ray talked cinema...Many leading directors tend to be reluctant to discuss their own work at length, much less expound on cinema in general. Filmmaker Satyajit Ray is one of the exceptions.

Is adventure in your blood?Even as it continues to offer its regular, basic and advanced courses in mountaineering, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institure will popularise its 15-day adventure courses for the youth.

An ode to olive oilWhether you know it as a salad dressing or as Popeye's girlfriend, there should be some olive oil in everyone's life.

Bono On Bono is a terrific read Perhaps a first-time peep inside his mind, Bono On Bono is a series of conversations between U2 vocalist Bono and his friend, Michka Assayas. In Bono's words, this book comprises of stories that are not songs.

Bloody Mary, Shillong stylePestered for a recipe, this is what Kishore Singh came up with, "Chop the tomatoes and add to the orange juice. Add any other fruit, lemon juice, pepper, chilli powder, Worcestershire sauce and whisky."

August 03, 2005

How to buy jootisIf you find yourself in a touristy kind of place, avoid the regular, embroidered stuff that most tourists ooh and aah over. Ask to be led to the place where the locals go instead.